Timothy Jones was reported missing in December in Spalding County, authorities said. A thief found his body ... The body of a missing man was found in an abandoned Spalding County motel after someone breaking into the property stumbled upon it, the sheriff's office said Wednesday. Timothy JohnsonÃÂ ...

Many schools and government offices were closed Thursday, and several school systems have already announced they will be closed again Friday, including: ... 7:15 p.m.: Fulton County Schools will remain closed Friday. ... 6:45 p.m.: Henry County and Spalding County schools will stay closed Friday.

A pedestrian was struck and killed while walking along a Spalding County roadway on Wednesday. The crash happened at the intersection of Georgia Highway 41 and Birdie Road near the village of Sunny Side. Not many details are known about the incident, including the identity of the victim. It is alsoÃÂ ...

Spalding County, GA. - The Spalding County toddler who deputies say was taken following a domestic dispute has been found safe. Deputies say the man responsible was arrested. The 19-month-old child was taken by Emmett Hobbs, 28, according to the Spalding County Sheriff's Office. Deputies saidÃÂ ...

Spalding County, GA. - Two people were arrested in a million-dollar drug bust in Spalding County. Search warrants were executed at a home on High Falls Road and a 96-acre farm on Head Road in Griffin. The Sheriff's Office said agents seized 21 kilograms, approximately 54 pounds, of cocaine andÃÂ ...

A former jail worker was shot and killed by a deputy in Spalding County, the sheriff said. JOHN SPINK / JSPINK@AJC.COM. Story Highlights; Two deputies responded to a call about the ex-jail worker threatening to kill himself. 0. Share. facebooktwitterGoogle+ Reddit email. Share this with your friends!

Spalding County, GA. - Parents say their children were injured in a school bus incident and they weren't told about it. Now they're demanding answers. "Some had knots and bruises, neck injuries and back injuries," Angela Lewis told Channel 2's Carl Willis. Lewis said that was the scene at the hospitalÃÂ ...

Spalding County, GA. - A Georgia high school senior was brought to tears after his teacher surprised him with his cap and gown. Jamias Howard, 19, is a student at Griffin High school and is absolutely ecstatic about this Saturday. Howard will be graduating high school. Griffin High School specialÃÂ ...

Nickels is charged with child molestation, sodomy, enticing a child, statutory rape, sexual assault and sexual battery. She is a former 9th grade teacher Griffin high school. She resigned from her position after being arrested. Griffin-Spalding schools Superintendent Jim Smith said it was an act of fate thatÃÂ ...

Spalding County, GA. - Parents of the Griffin-Spalding County school System (GSCS) were shocked to learn that a 9th-grade teacher has been arrested following an investigation into "inappropriate actions" with a student. Brandy L. Nickels, 41, of Williamson, Georgia, had been a teacher at the schoolÃÂ ...

A man who allegedly threatened to "shoot up" a Spalding Countyschool and the Griffin police Department was arrested Thursday, officials said. Joseph Miller Jr., 28, was found ... School officials immediately locked down all 18 Spalding County public schools until just after noon. Man in custody afterÃÂ ...

"Dr. Taylor's leadership skills are well known throughout the school, the district and the community," Griffin-Spalding County School Superintendent Jim Smith said. ... Twins Chance and Chase Taylor attended Butts County schools but graduated in Griffin.

Finding health care was not for her, she went back to school again at the Fashion Institute of technology in New York, where she learned how to turn her lifelong love of fashion into a career that includes not only creating styles but the public ...

Everyone is invited to a meet-and-greet with Kevin Smith at 6 p.m. Monday in the school cafeteria. Smith has ... He was with Northside high school for 18 years, Houston County High School for three and Griffin High School in Spalding County for two.

I think the consensus is the regional commissions don't want the state law changed." Spalding County Commissioner Raymond Ray said the regional commission needs to sit down and look at what needs to be done in the future.